I have been looking at Milton Avery’s work lately and soaking in what I love about his simplicity and his palettes. This weekend I got a bee in my bonnet to create an image of Gaiter in a way he might have done.

In graphic design there are parameters that come with each project. For me the fun bit is finding a creative way to work within these parameters to create a beautiful solution for my client. I thought it would be interesting to apply this process to the playground of painting. I choose a palette, photograph it and then set to work.

It was the winter solstice and we had a full moon for our visit to Joshua Tree and there is just something admittedly sci-fi about this sky… this airstream, don’t you think? Beautiful in any case with the discus clouds, the enterprise? :) and pink.